My Curriculum Vitae

ROBERT TAWIAH LARTEY

PERSONAL INFORMATION

EDUCATION

  1. Ph.D., Plant Pathology, Auburn University, AL (1988). i) Biology and ecology of the rhizosphere (root/soil biota interactions) and control of soilborne plant pathogens. ii) Graduate teaching assistant
  2. M.Sc., Crop Protection, University of Reading, UK (1982). Roots-pesticides interactions.
  3. Graduate Certificate, Ecological Environmental Protection, Universität Gesamthochschule-Kassel (GHK), Germany (1979). Environmental Chemistry.
  4. Diplom Ingenieur, International Agriculture, Universität Gesamthochschule-Kassel (GHK), Germany (1976). Tropical Livestock Health Management.
  5. Okuapemann Secondary School, Akropong, Ghana.
  6. Wesley Grammar School, Accra, Ghana.
  7. Bishop's Boys School, Accra, Ghana

PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

  1. Research Plant Pathologist,USDA/ARS, Northern Plains Agricultural Research Laboratory, Sidney, MT. 2000-
  2. Research Associate, Plant Sciences, University of Arizona. 1998-1999 White-fly transmitted Gemini viruses
  3. Minority Research Fellow, Biology, SUNY at Albany. 1997-98 Flower expressed poly(A) binding proteins, Dmitry Belostotsky (advisor).
  4. Research Scientist, Biochemistry and Cell Biology, SUNY at Stony Brook. 1994-97 Intercellular communication and transport, Vitaly Citovsky (advisor).
  5. Postdoctoral Associate, Biochemistry and Molecular Biology, Oklahoma State University, OK, (1989-94). Molecular biology and genetics of plant viruses, Ulrich Melcher (advisor).
  6. Ad hoc reviewer, Botanical Bulletin of Academia Sinica
  7. Ad hoc reviewer, Journal of Molecular Biology

PROFESSIONAL INTERESTS:

  1. Rhizosphere ecology and biological control
    a) Biocontrol of Cercospora leaf spot of Sugar beet
    b) Biology and ecology of the rhizosphere (Root/soil biota interactions)
    c) Ecology and biological control of plant pathogens
  2. Molecular and cellular biology, and molecular genetics
    a) Host-viral pathogen interactions as a model for intercellular and long distance communication.
    b) Genetic bases for intercellular and systemic movement of viral infection and host specificity.
    c) Molecular pathogenesis
  3. Biostatistical analysis

SCHOLARSHIPS AND AWARDS

  1. University Post Doctoral Fellowship for Underrepresented. 1997-1998. Department of Biological Sciences, SUNY, Albany.
  2. NIH Fellowship. 1994-1997. Intercellular movement of plant viral infection, Department of Biochemistry and Cell Biology, SUNY, Stony Brook.
  3. Oklahoma Agricultural Experiment Station. 1991-1992. Electron microscopy studies of turnip vein clearing virus. With Ulrich Melcher.
  4. Short-Term Enrichment Program (STEP) grant (1986). US Information Agency
  5. Graduate Scholarship, Carl Duisberg Gesellschaft, Germany (1978-1979)
  6. Undergraduate Scholarship, Katholischer Akademischer Ausländer Dienst, Germany (1974-1976)

MEMBERSHIP OF PROFESSIONAL SOCIETIES

  1. American Association for Advancement of Science
  2. American Society for Microbiology
  3. American Phytopathological Society
  4. American Society for Virology
  5. International Society for Plant Pathology
  6. International Society for Molecular Plant-Microbes Interactions
  7. Mycological Society of America
  8. Sigma Xi
  9. Verband der Tropenlandwirte -VTW-, Germany

PUBLICATIONS

Refereed Journal Articles:

  1. Lartey, R., E. A. Curl, C. M. Peterson, J. D. Harper and R. T. Gudauskas, (1987). Fungi and insects team up to control cotton seedling disease. Highlights of Agric. Res. 34:12

  2. Lartey, R. T., E. A. Curl, C. M. Peterson and J. D. Harper (1988). Mycophagous grazing and food preference of Proisotoma minuta (Collembola: Isotomidae) and Onychiurus encarpatus. (Collembola: Onychiuridae). Environ. Entomol. 18:334-337

  3. Lartey, R. T., E. A. Curl, C. M. Peterson and J. C. Williams. (1991). Control of Rhizoctonia solani and cotton seedling disease by Laetisaria arvalis and mycophagous Proisotoma minuta (Collembola: Isotomidae). J. Phytopathol. 133:89-98

  4. Lartey, R. T., S. D. Hartson, R. E. Pennington, J. L. Sherwood and U. Melcher. (1993). Occurrence of a vein-clearing tobamovirus in turnip. Plant Disease. 77:21-24

  5. Lartey, R. T., E. A. Curl and C. M. Peterson. (1994). Interactions of Mycophagous Collembola and Biological Control Fungi in the Suppression of Rhizoctonia solani. Soil Biol. Biochem. 26:81-88

  6. Lartey, R. T., L. Lane and U. Melcher. (1995). Electron microscopic and molecular characterization of turnip vein-clearing virus. Arch. Virol. 138:287-298

  7. Lartey, R. T., T. T. Voss and U. K. Melcher. (1995). Completion of cDNA sequence of a tobamoviruses pathogenic to crucifers. Gene. 166:331-332.

  8. Lartey, R. T., T. C. Voss and U. Melcher. (1996). Gene Overlap in Tobamoviral RNAs: Evolution and Taxonomic Implications. Mol. Biol. Evol. 13:1327-1338

  9. Lartey, R. T., T. T. Voss and U. K. Melcher. (1997). Completion of a cDNA sequence of a tobamovirus pathogenic to crucifers. Gene, 188 (2), 295--a correction.

  10. Lartey, R., Ghoshroy, S., Ho, J. and V. Citovsky. (1997). Movement and subcellular localization of a tobamovirus in Arabidopsis. Plant J. 12:537-545.

  11. Ghoshroy, S., K. Freedman, R. Lartey, and V. Citovsky. (1998). Inhibition of plant viral systemic movement by non-toxic concentrations of Cadmium. Plant J. 13:591-602

  12. Lartey, R., Ghoshroy, S. and Citovsky, V. (1998) Identification of an Arabidopsis thaliana mutation(vsm1) that restricts systemic movement of tobamoviruses. MPMI. 11:706-709

  13. Sheng J., Lartey R, Ghoshroy S and Citovsky V. (1998) An Arabidopsis thaliana Mutant with Virus-Inducible Phenotype. Virology 249(1):119-128

  14. Zhang Y. L., R. T. Lartey, T. Voss, S. Hartson and U. Melcher. (1999). Limitations to Tobacco Mosaic Virus infection of turnip. Arch. Virol. 144:957-971

  15. G. Hii, R. Pennington, S. Hartson, C. Daubert Taylor, R Lartey, A. Williams, D. Lewis, and U. Melcher. (2002). Isolate-specific synergy in disease symptoms between cauliflower mosaic and turnip vein-clearing viruses. Arch. Virol. 147: 1371-1384

  16. Lartey, R. T. and Caesar-TonThat, TC. (2003). In vitro Interactions Between Laetisaria arvalis and Cercospora beticola the Causal Agent of Cercospora Leaf Spot of Sugar Beet. Phytopathol. (Submitted)

  17. Lartey, R. T., Weiland, J. J., Caesar-TonThat, TC and Bucklin-Comiskey, S. (2003) A PCR protocol for rapid detection of Cercospora beticola in infected sugarbeet tissues. J Sugar Beet Res. 40:1-10

  18. Caesar-TonThat, T. and Lartey, R. T and Solberg, L. (2003). Laccase-mediated degradation of the photosensitizing toxin cercosporin. Appl. Environ. Mycology. (Submitted)

  19. Lartey, R. T., Caesar-TonThat, TC., A. J. Caesar, Shelver, W. L., Sol, N. I. and Bergman, J. W. (2004). Safflower: An alternate host of Cercospora beticola. Plant Disease 89: 797-801.

  20. Lartey, R. T., Caesar-TonThat, TC., N. I. Sol and Ghoshroy, S. (2005) Additional evidence of Safflower (Carthamus tinctorius) as an alternate host of Cercospora beticola. Proceedings, Biennial Meeting, American Society for Sugar Beet Technologists. pp. 144-150.

  21. Lartey. R. T. (2006) Dynamics of soil flora and fauna in biological control of soil inhabiting plant pathogens. Plant Pathol. J. 5:125-142.

  22. Caesar-TonThat TC, Lartey, R. T. and Shelver, W. L. (2007) Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay for Cercospora beticola in soil. J. Sugar Beet Res.

    44:51-70.

  23. Lartey, R.T., Lenssen, A. W., Evans, R. G. and Ghoshroy, S. (2007). Comparative structural study of leaf spot disease of safflower and sugar beet by Cercospora beticola. Plant Pathol. J. 6: 37-42.

Books, Book Chapters and Annual Reviews:

  1. Curl, E. A., R. Lartey and C. M. Peterson (1988). Interactions between root pathogens and soil microarthropods. In: C. A. Edwards, B. R. Stinner, D. Stinner and S. Rabatin (eds.) Biological Interactions in Soil. (pp 249-261) Elsevier, Amsterdam.

  2. Curl, E. A. and R. T. Lartey (1996). Role of Soil Fauna in Biological Control of Rhizoctonia. In: Sneh, B., Jabaji-Hare, S., Neate, S. and Dijst, G. (eds) Rhizoctonia Species: Taxonomy, Molecular Biology, Ecology, Pathology and Disease Control. (pp 495-506) Kluwer Academic Press, Dordrecht.

  3. Ghoshroy, Soumitra, Robert Lartey, Jinsong Sheng and Vitaly Citovsky. (1997). Transport of Proteins and Nucleic Acids Through Plasmodesmata. Ann. Rev. Plant Physiol. and Plant Mol. Biol. 48: 27-50

  4. Lartey, R., S. Ghoshroy, J. Sheng and V. Citovsky (1997) Transport Through Plasmodesmata and Nuclear Pores: Cell-to-Cell Movement of Plant Viruses and Nuclear import of Agrobacterium T-DNA. In: M. A. McCrae, J. R. Saunders, C. J. Smyth and N. D. Stow ( eds.) Molecular Aspects of Host-Pathogen Interactions. (pp 253-280) Cambridge University Press.

  5. Lartey, R. T. and Citovsky, V. (1997) Nucleic acid transport in plant-pathogen interactions. In: Setlow (ed.) Genetic Engineering, V. 19: Principles and Methods (pp 201-214)

  6. Lartey, Robert T. and K. E. Conway (2004). Novel Considerations in Biological Control of Plant Pathogens. In: Robert T. Lartey and Anthony J Caesar (ed.) Emerging Concepts in Plant Health Management. Research Signpost. Pp 141-157.

  7. Lartey, Robert T. and Caesar, Anthony J (Editors) (2004) Emerging Concepts in Plant Health Management. Research Signpost. Pp 298.

Refereed Conference Abstracts:

  1. Lartey, R. T., E. A. Curl and C. M. Peterson (1986) Interactions of mycophagous Collembola with fungal agents for biological control of Rhizoctonia solani. J. Alabama Acad. Sci.57:116.

  2. Lartey, R. T., E. A. Curl and C. M. Peterson (1986). Compared biological control of Rhizoctonia solani by fungal agents and mycophagous Collembola. Phytopathol. 76:1104.

  3. Lartey, R. T., E. A. Curl and C M. Peterson (1987). Biological control of Rhizoctonia solani on cotton by Laetisaria arvalis and a mycophagous insect, Proisotoma minuta. Phytopathol.77:642.

  4. Lartey, R. T., M. Greaves and C. H. Walker (1987). Effects of some pesticides on growth and nodulation of cowpeas and peanuts. J. Alabama Acad. Sci. 58:66

  5. Lartey, R. T., E. A. Curl and C. M. Peterson (1987). Mechanisms in the biological control of Rhizoctonia solani by a mycophagous collembolan insect and antagonistic fungi. J. Alabama Acad. Sci. 58:73.

  6. Curl, E. A., R. T. Lartey, C. M. Peterson and B. Truelove (1988). Interactions of collembolan insects and microflora in plant rhizosphere. Abstr., Weed Sci. Soc. of America. 28:49.

  7. Lartey, R. T., E. A. Curl and Curt M. Peterson. (1988). Effects of Trichoderma harzianum and Gliocladium virens on mycophagous Collembola (Insecta) Proisotoma minuta and Onychiurus encarpatus. Phytopathol. 78:628.

  8. Lartey, R. T., E. A. Curl and C. M. Peterson (1989). Growth and inoculum density relationships in the biocontrol of Rhizoctonia solani by antagonistic fungi. J. Alabama Acad. Sci. 59:122.

  9. Lartey, R. T., E. A. Curl and C. M. Peterson (1989). Preferential feeding of mycophagous Collembola (Insecta) on Rhizoctonia solani in the presence of known fungal biocontrol agents. Phytopathol. 78:1522-1523.

  10. Lartey, R. T. and U. Melcher (1990). Rapid polymerase chain reaction based sequencing of plant pathogenic viral DNA. Phytopathol. 80:436.

  11. Melcher, U., R. T. Lartey, S. Thompson, R. Pennington, S. Hartson and K. Hooper. (1990). Sequence evolution in cauliflower mosaic virus. Abstr., VIIIth Internat. Congress of Virology. 8:467.

  12. Lartey, R. T., S. Hartson, R. Pennington and U. Melcher. (1991). Strain of tobacco mosaic virus causes mild symptoms in turnip. Abstr., 91st Gen. Meeting, Am. Soc. for Microbiology. 91:340.

  13. Lartey, R. T., S. Hartson, R. Pennington and U. Melcher. (1991). A tobamovirus causes symptoms in turnip and tobacco. Abstr., 3rd Internat. Congress on Plant Molecular Biology.

  14. Melcher, U., R. T. Lartey and R. Pennington. (1992). Isolate-specific synergy in symptom production between a caulimo- and a tobamovirus. Phytopathol. 82:1173-1174.

  15. Lartey, R. T., S. Hartson and U. Melcher. (1992). Defective movement of tobacco mosaic virus prevents systemic infection of turnip. Phytopathol. 82:1177.

  16. Lartey, R. T., L. Lane and U. Melcher. (1993). Electron microscopic and molecular characterization of turnip vein-clearing virus. Phytopathol. 83:466.

  17. Lartey, R. T. and U. Melcher. (1993). Sequence of turnip vein-clearing virus 126 K gene and its relationship to other tobamoviruses. Abstr., 12th Ann. Meeting, American Society for Virology. A78.

  18. Lartey, R. T., Y. L. Zhang and U. Melcher. (1993). Intercellular movement of tobamoviral and caulimoviral infection. Abstr., IXth International Congress of Virology. 9:337.

  19. Voss, T. C., R. T. Lartey and U. Melcher. (1994). Ribgrass mosaic virus strain TVCV: Sequence of its cDNA. Abstr., Annual Meeting, American Soc. for Microbiology-Missouri Valley Branch. p.25

  20. Melcher, U., R. T. Lartey, and T. C. Voss. (1994). Convergent evolution in movement proteins of tobamoviruses. Abstr., 13th Annual Meeting, American Society for Virology p.253.

  21. Melcher, U., R. T. Lartey, T. C. Voss and Y. L. Zhang. (1994). Virus Movement and Host Specificity. Abstr., EMBO and INRA Workshop.

  22. Curl, E. A. and R. T. Lartey (1995). Predators: Role of Microfauna. Abstr., Internat. Symposium on Rhizoctonia.

  23. Zhang, Y. L., R. T. Lartey, T. C. Voss and U. Melcher. (1995). Genes Limiting TMV Spread in Turnip Leaves. Abstr., 14th Annual Meeting. American Society for Microbiology.

  24. Sheng, J., R. Lartey, R. and V. Citovsky. (1996) A new class of arabidopsis genes involved in systemic movement of a plant virus. Abstr., 3rd Internat. Workshop on Basic and Applied Research in Plasmodesmal Biology.

  25. Lartey, R., J. Sheng, S. Ghoshroy and V. Citovsky. (1996) Virus Induced Corymb-like Inflorescence Development in Arabidopsis. Abstr., The 7th Internat. Conference on Arabidopsis

  26. Lartey, R., J. Sheng and V. Citovsky. (1996) A new class of Arabidopsis genes involved in systemic movement of turnip vein-clearing virus. Abstr., The 7th Internat. Conference on Arabidopsis.

  27. Ghoshroy, S., R. Lartey, K. Freedman and V. Citovsky. (1997) Inhibition of Plant Viral Systemic Infection by Non-toxic Concentrations of Cadmium. Ann. New York Area Plant Molecular Biology Meeting.

  28. Lartey, R., S. Ghoshroy and V. Citovsky. (1997) Subcellular localization and symptoms of turnip vein- clearing virus infection of Arabidopsis thaliana. Ann. New York Area Plant Molecular Biology Meeting.

  29. Ghoshroy, S., K. Freedman, R. T. Lartey and V. Citovsky (1997) Inhibition of viral systemic infection by non-toxic concentrations of Cadmium. Abstr, SEB Ann. Meeting., J. Experimental Biology. Suppl. 48:12

  30. Lartey, R. T. (1998). Effects of fungal-Collembola (Insecta) interactions in the rhizosphere on Rhizoctonia solani and plant health. Invited speaker, Charles Drew Science Club, SUNY at Albany, NY.

  31. Lartey, R. T. and E. A. Curl. (1998). Dynamic role of Collembola (Insecta) and fungal agents in suppressing Rhizoctonia solani disease on cotton. Invited speaker, Colloquium on Multitrophic Interactions in Soil Between Arthropods and Plant-Associated Microorganisms, APS-ESA Joint Meeting, Las Vegas, NV.

  32. Lartey, R. T. (2001). Evaluation of fungal antagonists for control of Cercospora leaf spot. Joint Meeting, APS-SON-MSA, Salt Lake City, UT. Phytopathol. 91:S53.

  33. Caesar-Ton That T.C., Lartey R. L., and Solberg, L. L. (2002). Degradation of cercosporin, a photosensitizing perylene quinone toxin by fungal laccases. Abstracts, Xth International Congress of Bacteriology and Applied Microbiology, Paris, France.

  34. Lartey, R. T. and S. Bucklin-Comiskey. (2002). A protocol for rapid detection of Cercospora beticola in infected sugar beet tussues. Annual Meeting, American Phytopathological Soc. Milwaukee, WI. Phytopathol. 92:S45.

  35. Lartey, R. T. and TC Caesar-TonThat. (2002). A bioassay for photosensitizing perylenequinone cercosporin of for control of Cercospora beticola. Annual Meeting, American Phytopathological Soc. Milwaukee, WI. Phytopathol. 92:S45.

  36. Gallegos, L., Fambrough, K., Lartey, R. T. and Ghoshroy, S. (2002). Inhibition of Turnip Vein Clearing Virus Movement in Seeds of Infected Arabidopsis thaliana Plant; A Microscopic Study. Abstr., Forthcoming, Annual Meeting, Microscopy and Microanalysis.

  37. Lartey, R.T. and Caesar-TonThat, T.C. (2003) Antagonism of Cercospora beticola by Laetisaria arvalis involves laccase degradation of cercosporin. Abstracts, 8th International Congress of Plant Pathology, Christchurch, New Zealand. pp34.

  38. Caesar-TonThat, T.C. and Lartey R.T. (2003) Mechanisms of Inhibition of Cercospora beticola by Antagonistic Trichoderma species. Abstracts, 8th International Congress of Plant Pathology, Christchurch, New Zealand. pp34.

Undergraduate and Graduate Research Theses

  1. Lartey, R. T. (1976). Übersicht über Verbreitung und der spezifischen Erreger der Nagana der Haustiere in Ghana. Diplom Ing. Thesis. Universität Gesamthochschule-Kassel, Germany. p.51.

  2. Lartey, R. T. (1979). Über den Verlauf und die Verteilung der CSB-Werte in einem flächenhaften Entsorgungsprojekt. Post Grad Certificate Thesis. Universität Gesamthochschule-Kassel, Germany. p.55.

  3. Lartey, R. T. (1982). A Study of Effects of Pesticides on Nodulation of Cowpea and Groundnuts Master's Thesis. University of Reading, United Kingdom. p. 92.

  4. Lartey, R. T. (1988). Biocontrol of Rhizoctonia solani Kühn and Cotton Seedling Disease with Mycophagous Collembola (Insecta) and Fungal Agents. Ph.D. Thesis, Auburn University, AL. p.158.

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